Neither Kin Nor Strangers

Facing 13 years of torment and humiliation from He Qian, Song Li lived each day on thin ice.

In the year He Qian loved her most, the truth arrived belatedly, but it could no longer salvage So...

Chapter 69 He Killed Her Dream With His Own Hands

Chapter 69 He Killed Her Dream With His Own Hands

Song Li came out of the teahouse, feeling the heat wave in his face, his nostrils filled with summer heat, and his chest began to feel slightly stuffy. He looked at the car exposed to the sun with a solemn expression.

Wang Hao stepped forward and said, "Miss Song, give me the car keys. I'll go drive first!"

Song Li found the car keys from her bag and handed them to him, "Thank you."

She wasn't being pretentious, she was really feeling a little uncomfortable. She didn't know if it was because of Xu Hemin's long speech or because she had just taken a deep breath of summer air.

The cold air in the room still lingered on the extremities of her limbs, but the heat suddenly pressed into her body. This contrast caused her stomach to cramp...

"Miss Song, what's wrong with you?" Yang Lifang saw her face getting uglier and uglier after she came out.

Song Li suddenly noticed a few big words clearly written on a small blackboard next to the storefront of a milk tea or beverage shop next door: Today's new product - Oyster Latte!

Just by looking at the words on the blackboard, she imagined a picture! A feeling of nausea surged up, and she quickly ran to the side, holding onto the flower bed, and bent over to vomit!

"Miss Song!" Yang Lifang had been following beside her, and when she saw her suddenly run to the side, she started vomiting!

After Song Li dry-heaved a few times, nothing came out and his chest became more and more stuffy!

Yang Lifang held her long hair with one hand and stroked her back with the other, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Song Li stood up a little straighter, and suddenly his stomach started churning again, and he felt nauseous. This time he vomited a few mouthfuls of sour liquid!

"Ms. Song! Did you eat something just now? Or did you get heatstroke?" Yang Lifang took out a tissue and handed it to her. "Should we go to the hospital?"

Song Li felt weak on her feet and didn't care that the floor was too hot, so she simply squatted down, took her tissue, and covered her mouth with it, hoping to alleviate the vomiting symptoms.

Wait! Why was her mouth filled with bitterness? Didn't she have no sense of taste? Why could she feel a sour taste on the tip of her tongue right now?

I just vomited a few times. Was that unbearable smell transmitted to the brain through the nasal cavity or the mouth?

"Water!" A bodyguard next to him went back to the teahouse and poured out a glass of warm water.

Song Li took the cup and rinsed his mouth, but still felt uncomfortable in his chest.

Wang Hao had already cooled down the car a bit, and after getting out, he ran over to her, "Miss Song, are you still going to the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau? Are you feeling unwell?"

Song Li looked at the crowd in front of him and felt annoyed for some reason! These people were buzzing like flies, calling out "Miss Song" all day long!

He Qian asked them to follow her because he had not found out who was secretly investigating her before, and he was afraid that she would get into trouble and hinder He Qian or Qiliang Group!

Now we know it's Xu Hemin! Can they please stop following her? Those who are secretly investigating her won't bring disaster to He Qian and the company!

"Miss Song!" Yang Lifang saw that she was in a bad mood. She was covering her ears, as if avoiding the noise, but no one present spoke!

Song Li ran to the driver's seat of the car, "From now on, you don't have to follow me anymore!"

"Miss Song!" Yang Lifang didn't understand why she suddenly started to resist their following after meeting a friend!

Song Li got in the car, turned into the main road, accelerated and left here first.

After He Qian finished talking to Ling Puyan on the phone, he no longer had the heart to stay in the Chumishan Project Department. On the way back, he received a call from Wang Hao, reporting the situation on Song Li's side. He began to panic...

Why did Song Li's mood change so drastically when she left the teahouse? Did Ling Puyan say something to her?

Did Ling Puyan tell her that Qin Xiang was alive? Did he tell her the truth about the laboratory fire thirteen years ago?

He Qian has been calling Song Li for seven or eight times, but no one answered. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan!

It would take him at least two hours to get back from here.

Wang Hao and Yang Lifang followed closely behind, but Song Li was driving too fast and they didn't know where she would go at the next intersection. The evening rush hour was about to arrive and the traffic was getting more and more dense.

Fortunately, they finally stopped Song Li's car at an intersection when she was waiting for the red light.

It was already dark when He Qian returned to Ciyun Pavilion. He entered the house and saw bright lights. The restaurant was filled with a rich array of dishes, but everything seemed lifeless.

Song Li stood alone in front of the window, and it seemed that he had been like this for a long time.

He Qian knew that Yang Lifang was kicked out by her. She hadn't even touched the food on the table, and it was now completely cold!

Song Li heard his footsteps getting closer and closer, and finally turned around and watched him approach step by step...

He Qian stood in front of her and saw that her face was pale. He had finally managed to persuade her to stay in Ciyun Pavilion for a month. She had gained weight and her complexion was much better. She had only been working for a week, so why was she suddenly back to her old self today?

"Why aren't you eating? What happened to you this afternoon?"

Song Li looked up at the man in front of her. How hateful he was! Not to mention how cruel he was to her and her family, how he tortured her and forced her to confess to arson and murder! He also killed her dream with his own hands. The pursuit she once took pride in was forcibly destroyed by him!

Her ambitions were worthless in front of him! He was never willing to listen to her explanations, and he tore apart all the pride in her body and trampled on it at will!

If she had a knife in her hand right now, she would not hesitate, she would kill him!

He Qian saw the hatred and anger emanating from her pupils...

"What did Ling Puyan tell you?"

Song Li's lips curled up into a smile. Ling Puyan, Ling Puyan again! Was he still suspicious of her and Ling Puyan?

He Qian grabbed her arm and pulled it towards him. "What are you laughing at? What did Ling Puyan say to you?"

"Ling Puyan? How do I know what Ling Puyan will say to me! What does he want to say have anything to do with me!"

"Didn't you meet Ling Puyan this afternoon? You two talked for such a long time, was it just a simple reminiscing?"

"I didn't go to see Ling Puyan!"

He Qian threw her onto the sofa and immediately pressed her down, "Song Li, you get bolder every time you see Ling Puyan. How dare you lie to me?"

Although Wang Haorang and the people waiting at the teahouse exit didn't see who came out of the wing room, Ling Puyan's proud tone this afternoon clearly showed that they had met before! That "筀A" car belonged to their Ling family!

Song Li pushed him hard, looking extremely disgusted by his actions, "I haven't seen Ling Puyan! If you want me to see him, I can go right now!"

He Qian was extremely upset when he was contradicted. Song Li's obedience to him for many years had been engraved in his bones. Even though he learned today that Qin Xiang was not dead and he had wronged Song Li for thirteen years, he would not allow her to disobey him!

"Did Ling Puyan want you to leave me? Did he instigate you to leave me? What else did he say to you?!"

Song Li's reason was almost overwhelmed by hatred. She kept resisting him and didn't want him to touch her!

He Qian's palm was enough to grab her two small wrists, and his strength was so great that her skin flushed. "Don't forget what I said. If you dare to leave me and leave Yuancheng, I will make sure your brother never sees the sun tomorrow!"

"Don't touch me!" Song Li used his hands and feet, and was very ruthless. "I didn't see Ling Puyan! I didn't see him! Don't hit my brother!"

He Qian also tried his best, straddling the sofa with his legs, trying to press down her kicking feet, using his height and strength to trap her.

During the argument, Song Li rolled off the sofa, and his entire back fell heavily on the ground, making a dull thud!

Maybe the vibration amplitude was too large, and my lower abdomen suddenly felt a sharp pain!

"Song Li..." He Qian saw her holding her abdomen and curling up, thinking she might have touched the wound from the surgery, so he hurried to help her up, "Are you hurt from the fall?"

Song Li closed his eyes tightly in pain, his hair became a mess, and the pain in his lower abdomen continued.

He Qian helped her sit up, then knelt on the ground and let her lean on him. He brushed aside her hair and put his hand on her abdomen, which she was covering. "Where does it hurt?"

Song Li couldn't stand his hot and cold behavior. After being together for so long, she never figured out which side of him was the real him. She was only afraid of him! She shook her shoulder, the meaning was very clear: Don't touch her!

He Qian simply sat on the ground with her, hugged her from behind, his Adam's apple rolling, and he seemed to want to say something but stopped.

"You really didn't see Ling Puyan today?"

As the pain in Song Li's abdomen gradually subsided, his rationality gradually returned. "I said no, but when have you ever believed what I said?"

"If you say no, then there is no more." He Qian knew the other meaning behind her words, but he didn't want to bring up more of the past. He was unsure, very tired, and didn't have much confidence to face her.

Song Li hesitated for more than ten seconds and said, "It was his mother who asked me to meet him."

"Why would his mother want to see you?" He Qian was momentarily distracted. Could it be that Xu Hemin was trying to persuade her son first? Did the Ling family really have a crush on Song Li?

"They are the ones who secretly investigated me. Now you know, there is no need for a bunch of people to follow me every day. I won't implicate you and the company!"

"Do you think I had someone follow you because I was worried that the people investigating you might do something to you and implicate me?"

"Isn't it? Haven't you always been afraid that those people would catch me and think that I would betray you and the company?!"

He Qian fell silent in anger. He didn't want to have such a meaningless quarrel with her. His current situation was that he was surrounded by enemies on all sides. He was already overwhelmed enough, and there were more important things waiting for him to solve!

The two of them sat on the floor of the living room, their bodies pressed together, seemingly intimate, but with a detached heart.

"Get up and eat, okay?"

Song Li ignored him.

He Qian didn't move either. "I'm going to the United States tomorrow. Yang Xiao has some important matters to attend to. It might take a while, maybe ten days or half a month."

Song Li wished he would leave, the farther the better.

"During this period, you should not go to the company. Wait until you are fully recovered. Leave the matter to Liang Tao. Those people following you..." He Qian sighed, but finally compromised with her, "I'll let them withdraw tomorrow, but Aunt Zhen has to come and accompany you."

He Qian thought that things had come to this point and he could only take one step at a time. Now that those people had finally surfaced, he didn't have to worry all day long. At least Ling Puyan wouldn't hurt Song Li. He could go to the United States to meet Qin Xiang first, find out the truth, and then come back to deal with this matter.